Salt-induced hydrogelation of functionalised-dipeptides at high pH

Chen, L., Pont, G., Morris, K., Lotze, G., Squires, A., Serpell, L. C. and Adams, D. J. (2011) Salt-induced hydrogelation of functionalised-dipeptides at high pH. Chemical Communications, 44 (47). pp. 12071-12073. ISSN 1359-7345 doi: 10.1039/C1CC15474E

Abstract/Summary

Addition of divalent cations to a solution of a naphthalene-diphenylalanine that forms worm-like micelles at high pH results in the formation of a rigid, self-supporting hydrogel